document.write( "Question 653155: An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier and files south at 350 miles per hour. the carrier travels south at 25 miles per hour. If the wireless communication range of the airplane is 700 miles, when will it lose touch with carrier? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #408269 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+t+\"$ = time duration from takeoff until
\n" ); document.write( "communication is lost
\n" ); document.write( "I can think of this as the carrier being stationary
\n" ); document.write( "and the plane flying at the difference of their speeds
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+700+=+%28+350+-+25+%29%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+700+=+325t+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+28%2F13+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+t+=+2+%2B+2%2F13+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%282%2F13%29%2A60+=+9+%2B+3%2F13+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%283%2F13%29%2A60+=+13.846+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The plane will lose touch with the carrier in
\n" ); document.write( "2 hrs 9 min 14 sec\r
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